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BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008
Additional information for shareholders
Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers
The following table provides details of ordinary shares repurchased.
Total number of shares Maximum number of
$ purchased as part of shares that may yet
Total number of Average price publicly announced be purchased under
shares purchasedab paid per share programmes the programme c
2008
January 41,187,000 11.26 41,187,000
February 24,314,706 10.90 24,314,706
March 25,494,193 10.60 25,494,193
April 28,537,196 11.02 28,537,196
May 27,570,000 12.34 27,570,000
June 29,793,000 11.58 29,793,000
July 32,285,000 10.67 32,285,000
August 33,006,764 9.86 33,006,764
September 27,569,329 8.92 27,569,329
October
November
December
2009
January
February (to 18 February)
aAll share purchases were open market transactions.
bAll shares were repurchased for cancellation.
cAt the AGM on 17 April 2008, authorization was given to repurchase up to 1.9 billion ordinary shares in the period to the next AGM in 2009 or 16 July 2009, the latest date by which an AGM must be held.
This authorization is renewed annually at the AGM.
The following table provides details of share purchases made by ESOP trusts.
Total number of shares Maximum number of
$ purchased as part of shares that may yet
Total number of Average price publicly announced be purchased under
shares purchased paid per share programmes the programmea
2008
January
February
March 30,000,000 11.41
April 680 11.53
May
June
July 63 11.08
August 1,500,000 9.49
September 81,694 8.73
October 1,000,772 7.39
November 166 10.09
December 59,049 8.09
2009
January
February (to 18 February) 126 7.65
aNo shares were repurchased pursuant to a publicly announced plan. Transactions represent the purchase of ordinary shares by ESOP trusts to satisfy future requirements of employee share schemes.
Additional information for shareholders
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